The Clean - Boodle Boodle BoodleOn November 12, Merge will reissue two crucial releases from The Clean's distinguished discography. The "Tally Ho!" b w "Platypus" 7 and the Boodle Boodle Boodle 12 EP, the Dunedin trio's first official recordings as a band, both celebrate their 40th anniversary this year. These reissues have been remastered by Tex Houston with assistance from the Alexander Turnbull Library New Zealand, and The Clean's David Kilgour and Robert Scott oversaw the

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Jef Brown (saxophone) and Mikey Young

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this album is very much the product of five heads operating as one